In a 17-page report published by the Columbus Free Press and written by Peter Peckarsky, Ron Baiman, and Robert Fitrakis it is revealed that:

'an electronic vote counting system included votes never cast in the total vote count reported for the 2004 Presidential election according to an official directly in charge of conducting the election, the Republican Director of the Miami County (Ohio) Board of Elections. The audit log for the system is missing all information for the 2004 Presidential election.'